US8212724B2 - Position indicating process - Google Patents

Position indicating process Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US8212724B2
US8212724B2 US12/575,247 US57524709A US8212724B2 US 8212724 B2 US8212724 B2 US 8212724B2 US 57524709 A US57524709 A US 57524709A US 8212724 B2 US8212724 B2 US 8212724B2
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
signal
process according
radio signals
radio signal
transmitter
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related, expires
Application number
US12/575,247
Other languages
English (en)
Other versions
US20100091820A1 (en
Inventor
Dieter Dragon
Maik Middendorf
Andre Nuckelt
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Airbus DS GmbH
Original Assignee
Astrium GmbH
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Astrium GmbH filed Critical Astrium GmbH
Assigned to ASTRIUM GMBH reassignment ASTRIUM GMBH ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: MIDDENDORF, MAIK, NUCKELT, ANDRE, DRAGON, DIETER
Publication of US20100091820A1 publication Critical patent/US20100091820A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US8212724B2 publication Critical patent/US8212724B2/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
Adjusted expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/10—Position of receiver fixed by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements, e.g. omega or decca systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/01—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
    • G01S19/13—Receivers
    • G01S19/22—Multipath-related issues
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/14—Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a position indicating process which is suitable for a use in environments that are conducive to multipath propagation of signals.
  • Satellite navigation systems that are currently available for the purpose of position indicating offer a relatively precise determination of the position of a receiver.
  • the receiver requires satellite signals that are as free of interferences as possible.
  • a significant source of such interference which occurs in certain environments (for example, in cities, inside buildings or in the mountains) is the multipath propagation of satellite signals. In those environments that favor multipath propagation of satellite signals, it is frequently not possible to receive signals without interference, and thus to ensure a precise position indication.
  • a channel pulse response is determined for the transmission channel of a radio signal (also called a ranging signal) which is provided for position indicating, and which is interfered with by multipath propagation.
  • a radio signal also called a ranging signal
  • the direct signal path can be estimated, and can then be evaluated for a relatively precise position indication of a receiver of the signal.
  • the propagation path which is most likely to correspond to the direct signal path from the transmitter to the receiver can be determined by estimation.
  • the distance between the transmitter and the receiver can be determined based on signal propagation times. If coordinates of the transmitter are known, with at least four ranging signals from different transmitters (analogous to the satellite navigation), the position of the receiver can be determined very precisely. With a sufficient number of ranging signals, the position computation can make a three-dimensional determination, which permits an indicating of the position, for example, in large multifloor buildings.
  • a position indicating process includes the following steps:
  • the radio signals emitted by the different transmitter stations may be identical except for their carrier frequencies, which may differ by a frequency offset. This simplifies generating the signals, because costly encoding of the radio signals is not required for differentiation by a receiver.
  • the reception of the radio signals may comprise the following steps:
  • the channel pulse response may be determined by comparing each received radio signal with an individual undistorted transmitter radio signal copy in the frequency range, and calculating the channel pulse response based on the comparison.
  • replicas of undistorted transmitter radio signals determined, for example, by measurements, can be filed in a receiver before the start of the operation.
  • the direct signal path may be estimated by processing the determined channel pulse response using a state space estimation algorithm by means of which the determined channel pulse response is modeled by a finite sum of complex sine functions. Modeling takes place by a parameter estimation in the frequency range.
  • the direct signal path can be estimated by evaluating the modeled channel pulse response during which the first propagation time component is extracted from the modeled channel pulse response.
  • the first propagation time component corresponds relatively precisely to the line-of-sight (LOS) component of the channel pulse response, and therefore to the direct signal path.
  • LOS line-of-sight
  • the receiving position can be determined by a propagation time difference (Time Difference of Arrival—TDOA) computation using the estimated direct signal paths of each of the received radio signals.
  • TDOA Time Difference of Arrival
  • the different arrival times of an impulse emitted isochronously by several transmitters are analyzed for the position indication.
  • the transmitter stations can emit the radio signals in a synchronized manner. As a result, it can be ensured that TDOA computations lead to meaningful results.
  • a pulse-per-second (PPS) signal and/or a 10 MHz signal can be used.
  • a PPS signal is a signal that relatively accurately can signal the start of a second.
  • PPS signals are frequently emitted by precision clocks, such as those of some receivers for satellite navigation signals.
  • the PPS signal and/or the 10 MHz signal can be continuously readjusted within the phase at a preset repetition rate of (particularly, 10 Hz) in order to ensure a durable synchronization.
  • a transmitter station which is configured to implement the invention and as explained above, and has the following:
  • an embodiment of the invention provides an arrangement of several transmitter stations according to the invention and as described above, each transmitter station having a line of sight to at least one other transmitter station.
  • an embodiment of the invention relates to a position indicating system which is configured to perform the process according to the invention as described above, and has the following:
  • the position indicating system can be implemented, for example, in the form of a navigation device.
  • a navigation device may also be designed for the reception of navigation signals of a global satellite navigation system.
  • position indicating in the terrain as well as in buildings, in the inner-city region and in the mountains can be carried out in a reliable and mainly also relatively precise manner.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of an embodiment of an arrangement of six transmitter stations around a building complex, and of a position indicating system according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the frequency spectrum with the frequency ranges occupied by the transmitter stations for the emitted radio signals
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a position indicating system according to the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a transmitter station according to the invention.
  • FIG. 5 shows an arrangement of transmitter stations, and the synchronization connections between the individual stations according to the invention
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of the individual radio connections in an arrangement for position indicating having transmitter stations and a position indicating system according to the invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart which shows the determination of the channel pulse response between a transmitter station and a position indicating system according to the invention.
  • MCS Multi Channel Sounding
  • the mobile MCS receivers may be situated between the MCS transmitters, at positions determined based on estimated channel pulse responses.
  • the mutually autonomous MCS receivers receive an individual multi channel signal for each MCS transmitter and then, per transmission link, form a channel transmission function together with the replica signal contained in the MCS receiver and the digitized MCS signal.
  • One channel transmission function is available for each MCS transmitter.
  • the individual channel transmission functions are evaluated using a state space estimation algorithm. It is the task of the estimator to extract the direct signal path from the MCS signal.
  • a 3-dimensional position calculation of the MCS receiver can be determined by analyzing at least 4 channel transmission functions by means of TDOA.
  • FIG. 1 shows an arrangement of a total of six transmitter stations 1 a - 1 f around a building.
  • the transmitter stations 1 a - 1 f have the following elements. (A detailed construction of a transmitter station according to the invention will be explained below by means of the block diagram illustrated in FIG. 4 .)
  • the transmitter stations are set up such that the first transmitter station 1 a has direct line of sight to the second transmitter station l b .
  • a mutual synchronization of the transmitter stations can be achieved that is free of problems.
  • the initialization phase can start after the transmitter stations 1 a - 1 f have been placed. This phase can be outlined as follows:
  • the GPS receivers in each transmitter stations 1 a - 1 e are activated in order to determine the relative position of all transmitter stations with respect to one another. On the basis of the determined relative positions, a local coordinate system is spanned in 3 dimensions, which coordinate system is used for the position indicating of a receiver.
  • the synchronization modules are activated in each transmitter station 1 a - 1 f .
  • a 1 PPS signal and a 10 MHz signal are available for the synchronization of the ranging signals 4 a - 4 e emitted by the transmitter stations 1 a - 1 f .
  • the synchronization is described by the radio links 3 .
  • synchronized reference signals in the sub-nanosecond range will be available at each transmitter station 1 a - 1 f . These reference signals ensure in each transmitter stations 1 a - 1 f that all transmitter stations will be able to emit their ranging signals 4 a - 4 e at the same point in time.
  • the PPS signal and the 10 MHz are continuously readjusted at a repetition rate of approximately 10 Hz within the phase (free of phase shifts) so that a durable mutual synchronization of the transmitter stations is guaranteed.
  • the ranging signals 4 a - 4 e are activated in each transmitter stations 1 a - 1 f by way of the synchronized PPS pulse, and are emitted by the radio communication module as radio signals.
  • Each ranging signal 4 a - 4 e is a continuously emitted multichannel (MC) signal.
  • Each ranging signal 4 a - 4 e is a continuously emitted multichannel (MC) signal.
  • FIG. 2 shows the four MC signals 30 - 33 in the frequency range.
  • the transmit bandwidth of a transmitter station extends over a large frequency range, as indicated in FIG. 2 ; i.e., a transmitter station can emit MC signals with different carrier frequencies f 1 to f 200 in the transmit frequency range.
  • Each MC signal is first bandpass-filtered in the receiver 2 and is then adapted by way of an automatic gain control (AGC) to the maximum input level of a mixer connected on the output side.
  • AGC automatic gain control
  • each MC signal is mixed down into the baseband, and is subsequently low-pass filtered.
  • Each filtered low-pass signal is converted from analog to digital, and is stored in 2 ⁇ N large blocks.
  • Each individual 2 ⁇ N data record is transformed into the frequency range by means of fast Fourier transformation (FFT).
  • FFT fast Fourier transformation
  • the individual complex FFT amplitudes are extracted from the data and are freed of an artificial randomly distributed phase shift impressed in the transmitter station.
  • the undistorted replicas of all participating transmitter stations are stored. These are used for determining the channel response of the individual communication links between the transmitter stations and the receiver 2 in the frequency range.
  • the latter are each modeled by means of a state space estimation algorithm by a finite sum of complex sine functions. A modeling takes place by a parameter estimation in the frequency range.
  • the estimator supplies a high-resolution version of the channel pulse response from each participating transmission channel with all its line-of-sight (LOS) components and all multipath components as a result.
  • LOS line-of-sight
  • the first propagation time component (as a rule the LOS component) will then be extracted. In the case of four transmitter stations, a total of six TDOA differences can be computed.
  • a 2D position can now be determined by a numerical solution (Taylor's series) of the hyperbolic system of equation, as known, for example, for the position indicating by satellite navigation systems.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram that illustrates the construction of a receiver of a position indicating system according to the invention, which has an antenna 10 for receiving MC signals.
  • a received MC signal is first fed to a bandpass filter which is followed by an AGC 12 , in order to adapt the amplitude of the bandpass-filtered receiving signal to a mixer 13 which mixes the bandpass-filtered signal using the signal of a signal source 15 down into the baseband.
  • the mixed-down signal is fed to a low-pass filter 14 before it is digitized by an analog-to-digital converter 15 and is fed to a channel estimator 16 for further processing.
  • the channel estimator essentially carries out the above-explained Steps 4 - 9 and can be implemented particularly by a correspondingly programmed processor 16 .
  • the TDOA components are obtained from the received signals which can be used for the precise position indicating. signal using the signal of a signal source 15 down into the baseband. Subsequently, the mixed-down signal is fed to a low-pass filter 14 before it is digitized by an analog-to-digital converter 15 and is fed to a channel estimator 16 for further processing.
  • the channel estimator essentially carries out the above-explained Steps 4 - 9 and can be implemented particularly by a correspondingly programmed processor 16 . As a result, the TDOA components are obtained from the received signals which can be used for the precise position indicating.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram which shows the construction of a transmitter station according to the invention.
  • a synchronization unit with the antenna 27 is used to synchronize the emission of ranging signals with other transmitter stations.
  • a multichannel signal storage and digital-to-analog converter unit 26 generates a position finding signal of the transmitter station by selecting a suitable multichannel signal from a memory in which several multichannel signals are stored. The selected digital multichannel signal is then converted to an analog signal, fed to a low-pass filter 24 and, after the low-pass filtering, mixed by means of a mixer 23 and a signal source 25 into the frequency range which is provided for the transmission. The highly mixed signal is then fed to a bandpass filter 22 followed by a transmit amplifier 21 . The amplified signal is emitted by way of an antenna 20 as a ranging signal of the transmitter station by radio.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the synchronization of four transmitter stations # 1 -# 4 via 6 GHz radio synchronization connections.
  • Transmitter station # 2 transmits synchronization signals to the transmitter stations # 1 and # 3 , with which it has a line of sight connection.
  • Transmitter station # 3 transmits a synchronization signal to transmitter station # 4 , with which only the latter has a line of sight connection.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a further synchronization situation in which the transmitter stations # 1 and # 2 , # 1 and # 4 as well as # 4 and # 3 synchronize one another, in each case by way of synchronization connections 12 , 14 and 34 respectively.
  • each transmitter station # 1 -# 4 has a channel transmission function # 1 -# 4 with the receiver # 1 .
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart which illustrates the determination of the channel pulse response between a transceiver station and a position indicating system according to the invention.
  • the flow chart shows an algorithm which can be implemented, for example, in a receiver in the form of software.
  • Step S 10 the receiving signal is measured in the time domain, with 8,192 samples per time-measuring unit.
  • the measurement represented by the samples in the time domain is transformed into the frequency domain, using a fast Fourier transform (FFT), and in Step S 12 , 200 relevant complex FFT amplitudes are extracted from the transformed samples.
  • Step S 13 randomly distributed phase shifts are removed from the extracted complex FFT amplitudes.
  • FFT fast Fourier transform
  • Step S 14 8,192 samples of a stored undistorted replica position-finding signal (thus, of a signal copy of a ranging signal transmitted in an undistorted manner) are loaded and transformed by means of FFT into the frequency range in Step S 15 .
  • Step S 16 200 relevant complex FFT amplitudes are selected in Step S 16 .
  • IFFT inverse FFT
  • the computed channel transmission function H(f) is transformed into the time domain in Step S 18 , and a first estimation of a channel pulse response is thereby carried out in Step S 19 .
  • Step S 20 the channel transmission function H(f) is approximated by a sum of complex exponential functions.
  • Step S 21 poles zi are extracted by solving generalized inherent values.
  • the exceeded delay profile is extracted from the computed inherent values in Step S 22 .
  • Step S 23 the time delay profile of the transmission channel is obtained in the interior area, which time delay profile can be used for the TDOA computation.
  • the invention permits not only a position indication in environments which promote multipath propagation of signals, but also the formation of a building navigation system which, from the users' points of view, is a purely passive system and thereby allows an almost unlimited number of users. Furthermore, the invention makes it possible to obtain a navigation system that is based on the ad-hoc principle, and essentially requires only the setting-up of system transmitter stations and starting the operation of the transmitter stations, in order to permit an immediate navigation by receiving and evaluating the signals of the transmitter stations. It is, for example, conceivable to construct a navigation system in a large building, which navigation system can be utilized by users as a supplement to the satellite navigation system. In addition, a system according to the invention can be operated autonomously, because it does not depend on an existing infrastructure or on an infrastructure that must be installed beforehand at high expenditures.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Position Fixing By Use Of Radio Waves (AREA)
US12/575,247 2008-10-08 2009-10-07 Position indicating process Expired - Fee Related US8212724B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE102008050455.6-55 2008-10-08
DE102008050455 2008-10-08
DE102008050455A DE102008050455B4 (de) 2008-10-08 2008-10-08 Verfahren zur Positionsbestimmung

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20100091820A1 US20100091820A1 (en) 2010-04-15
US8212724B2 true US8212724B2 (en) 2012-07-03

Family

ID=41821124

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US12/575,247 Expired - Fee Related US8212724B2 (en) 2008-10-08 2009-10-07 Position indicating process

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US8212724B2 (de)
EP (1) EP2182376B1 (de)
DE (1) DE102008050455B4 (de)
ES (1) ES2402188T3 (de)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20100227560A1 (en) * 2009-03-03 2010-09-09 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Method and apparatus for estimating time of arrival
WO2019206567A1 (de) * 2018-04-23 2019-10-31 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Verfahren zur erfassung einer kanalimpulsantwort in einem, insbesondere zur kommunikation betriebenen, system, sendeeinrichtung und empfangseinrichtung

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US11228469B1 (en) * 2020-07-16 2022-01-18 Deeyook Location Technologies Ltd. Apparatus, system and method for providing locationing multipath mitigation
DE102021204374A1 (de) * 2021-04-30 2022-11-03 Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg UWB-Lokalisierung mit unabhängiger UWB-Ankersynchronisation

Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0428199A2 (de) 1989-10-25 1991-05-22 Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH Kanalschätzer enthaltender Empfänger für digitales Übertragungssystem
US20040012524A1 (en) * 2000-11-08 2004-01-22 Sylvie Couronne System for determining the position of an object
US20040229637A1 (en) 2003-05-14 2004-11-18 Xiaohui Wang Subtractive multipath delay detection
GB2404124A (en) 2003-07-18 2005-01-19 Artimi Ltd Correlating a UWB signal with a stored pilot UWB signal
US20050273197A1 (en) 2001-06-04 2005-12-08 Glenn Susan J Method and system for controlling a robot
DE102004025129A1 (de) 2004-05-14 2005-12-08 Siemens Ag Verfahren zur Lokalisierung eines Mobilfunkendgerätes in einem Mobilfunknetz
US7174141B2 (en) * 2004-04-30 2007-02-06 Nokia Corporation Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating communications in a radio communication system through use of ultrawide band signals
US20080181323A1 (en) * 2007-01-30 2008-07-31 Texas Instruments Incorporated Noise variance estimation
US7411937B2 (en) 2005-08-09 2008-08-12 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Time synchronization system and method for synchronizing locating units within a communication system using a known external signal

Patent Citations (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0428199A2 (de) 1989-10-25 1991-05-22 Philips Patentverwaltung GmbH Kanalschätzer enthaltender Empfänger für digitales Übertragungssystem
US5199047A (en) 1989-10-25 1993-03-30 U.S. Philips Corporation Receiver for a digital transmission system
US20040012524A1 (en) * 2000-11-08 2004-01-22 Sylvie Couronne System for determining the position of an object
US20050273197A1 (en) 2001-06-04 2005-12-08 Glenn Susan J Method and system for controlling a robot
US20040229637A1 (en) 2003-05-14 2004-11-18 Xiaohui Wang Subtractive multipath delay detection
GB2404124A (en) 2003-07-18 2005-01-19 Artimi Ltd Correlating a UWB signal with a stored pilot UWB signal
DE602004004409T2 (de) 2003-07-18 2007-10-25 Artimi Ltd. Funkkommunikationssysteme und verfahren
US7174141B2 (en) * 2004-04-30 2007-02-06 Nokia Corporation Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating communications in a radio communication system through use of ultrawide band signals
DE102004025129A1 (de) 2004-05-14 2005-12-08 Siemens Ag Verfahren zur Lokalisierung eines Mobilfunkendgerätes in einem Mobilfunknetz
US7411937B2 (en) 2005-08-09 2008-08-12 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Time synchronization system and method for synchronizing locating units within a communication system using a known external signal
US20080181323A1 (en) * 2007-01-30 2008-07-31 Texas Instruments Incorporated Noise variance estimation

Non-Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
European Search Report with partial translation dated Sep. 21, 2010 (eleven (11) pages).
Falsi et al., Time of Arrival Estimation for UWB Localizers in Realistic Environments, EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing, 2006, pp. 1-13, vol. 2006, Hindawi Publlshing Corporation.
Fang et al., A Novel Algorithm for Multipath Fingerprinting in Indoor WLAN Environments, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Sep. 2008, pp. 3579-3588, vol. 7, No. 9.
Gezici et al., Position Estimation via Ultra-Wide-Band Signals, Proceedings of the IEEE, Feb. 2009, pp. 386-403, vol. 97, No. 2.
Kim et al., Low Complexity Ranging Algorithm Based on TOA for IEEE 802.15.4a system, Military Communications Conference, pp. 1-5, Nov. 2008, N.J.
Reddy et al., An Improved Time-of-Arrival Estimation for WLAN-Based Local Positioning, Embedded Systems Research Group, Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore, India, 2nd International Conference, Jan. 2007, five pages.
Thomä, R. S. et al., "UWB Sensor Networks for Position Location and Imaging of Objects and Environments", EUCAP2007, Nov. 11-16, 2007, Edinburg, UK, pp. 1-9.
Zhao et al., Super-resolution TOA Estimation in OFDM Systems for Indoor Environments, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, Apr. 2007, pp. 723-728,London, UK.

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20100227560A1 (en) * 2009-03-03 2010-09-09 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Method and apparatus for estimating time of arrival
US8437698B2 (en) * 2009-03-03 2013-05-07 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Method and apparatus for estimating time of arrival
WO2019206567A1 (de) * 2018-04-23 2019-10-31 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Verfahren zur erfassung einer kanalimpulsantwort in einem, insbesondere zur kommunikation betriebenen, system, sendeeinrichtung und empfangseinrichtung

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE102008050455B4 (de) 2013-01-31
EP2182376A2 (de) 2010-05-05
DE102008050455A1 (de) 2010-04-15
EP2182376B1 (de) 2012-12-26
ES2402188T3 (es) 2013-04-29
US20100091820A1 (en) 2010-04-15
EP2182376A3 (de) 2010-10-20

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP2486418B1 (de) Verbesserungen der oder im zusammenhang mit der funknavigation
US7138946B2 (en) System and method for position detection of a terminal in a network
EP2679064B1 (de) Verfahren zur schätzung des abstands eines empfängers von einem funksender, zugehöriges verfahren zur kalkulation der position eines mobilen endgeräts, mobiles endgerät und lokalisierungsvorrichtung
CN110351655B (zh) 一种基于信号多径传播测量的室内定位方法及系统
CN104040367A (zh) 使用减小的衰减射频技术来对对象的测距和跟踪中的多径抑制
WO2008085443A2 (en) Portable, iterative geolocation of rf emitters
US9167385B2 (en) Method and apparatus for ranging using channel estimation with interference rejection
US8212724B2 (en) Position indicating process
JP2010230380A (ja) 位置推定装置及び位置推定方法
CA2893723C (en) System and method for determining location of an interfering signal source
US9829562B2 (en) Method for geopositioning mobile units moving around inside a closed structure
US9784815B2 (en) Separating ranging and data signals in a wireless positioning system
CN107820212B (zh) 一种基于移动多媒体广播系统实现的定位方法及定位终端
RU2539968C1 (ru) Разностно-дальномерный способ определения координат источника радиоизлучения
Schmitz et al. Distributed software defined radio testbed for real-time emitter localization and tracking
US8615031B2 (en) Signal processing method, correlator, software signal receiver by using code cycle
KR101887877B1 (ko) Ｆｍ 방송망을 이용한 멀티스태틱 ｐｃｌ 표적 위치 추정 시스템
KR20130066873A (ko) 복수의 안테나를 포함한 무선 통신 장치 기반 위치 확인 시스템 및 방법
RU104324U1 (ru) Устройство определения местоположения земной станции спутниковой связи
RU2568104C1 (ru) Разностно-дальномерный способ определения координат источника радиоизлучения
RU2770127C1 (ru) Способ локальной радионавигации по сигналам несинхронизированных отечественных средств радиоэлектронного подавления глобальных навигационных спутниковых систем
Al-Qudsi et al. FMCW based one-way synchronization technique for TDoA positioning systems
EP2309288A1 (de) Verbesserungen der oder im Zusammenhang mit der Funknavigation
Nausner et al. Positioning with 5G reference signals for vehicular applications
US9030357B2 (en) Method for identifying transmitters by a terminal in a single-frequency network

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: ASTRIUM GMBH,GERMANY

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:DRAGON, DIETER;MIDDENDORF, MAIK;NUCKELT, ANDRE;SIGNING DATES FROM 20091012 TO 20091013;REEL/FRAME:023694/0448

Owner name: ASTRIUM GMBH, GERMANY

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:DRAGON, DIETER;MIDDENDORF, MAIK;NUCKELT, ANDRE;SIGNING DATES FROM 20091012 TO 20091013;REEL/FRAME:023694/0448

FEPP Fee payment procedure

Free format text: PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY

REMI Maintenance fee reminder mailed
LAPS Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
STCH Information on status: patent discontinuation

Free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362

FP Lapsed due to failure to pay maintenance fee

Effective date: 20160703